Second Quarter Test

SCIENCE-Biology
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Date: _____________

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DIRECTION. Read the questions carefully then write the correct answer in the space
provided.
1. What do you call the organ system of the body wherein its main function is to breakdown food
into simpler substances?
A. Excretory

B. Respiratory

C. Digestive

D. Reproductive

C. esophagu

D. tounge

2. It is where the intake of food starts.

A. teeth

B. mouth

3. All are important functions of the liver apart from digestion except--A. enzyme

B. iron stage

C. detoxification

D. ingestion

C. stomach

D. teeth

4. It is a common passage of food and air.

A. mouth

B. pharynx

5. When the rectum contracts, the feces is expelled through an opening called
A. appendix

B. bile

C. anus

D. chyme

6. It is a J-shaped organ which lies beneath the diaphragm and partly covered by the liver.
A. small intestine

B. stomach

C. pancreas

D. large intestine

7. Which of the following is the main function of the large intestine?

A. absorbs water

B. broken-down fats C. secretes enzyme

D. absorbs heat

8. It is produced by the pancreas which moves into the small intestine.

A. sugar

B. glycerol

C. pancreatic juice

D. fats

9. It is the process of transport and used of absorbed materials in the body.

A. digestion

B. assimilation

C. ingestion

D. respiration

10. It is a piece of flap-like cartilage which covers the larynx and no food particles enter the
trachea during the swallowing process.
A. epiglottis

B. glottis

C. voice box

D. pharynx

11. It is a thick slippery mucus which coats and protects our stomach wall from eroding.
A. intestinal juice

B. saliva

C. gastric juice

D. pancreatic juice

C. liver

D. intestine

12. All are digestive helpers except

A. chyme

B. pancreas

13. If you put a piece of bread into your mouth and chew it for a few minutes it tastes sweeter.
What do you think is the reason on why the bread tastes sweeter?
A. presence of proteins
nutrients

B. presence of insulin

C. presence of sugar D. presence of

14. It is the breakdown of the large molecules such as proteins, starch and fats in food into small
soluble molecules.
A. physical digestion

B. chemical digestion

C. ingestion

D. respiration

C. mouth

D. teeth

15. It helps you to select your suitable food.

A. tounge

B. taste buds

16. What do you call the soft triangular gland lying between the small intestine and stomach?
A. liver

B. large intestine

C. pancreas

D. stomach

17. It occurs when there is an absence of nutrients which are essential for growth and health.
A. nutrient deficiency

B. food poison

C. malnutrition

D. epilepsy

18. It is the largest gland in our body which lies below the diaphragm to the right side of the
body.
A. stomach

B. liver

C. lungs

D. esophagus

19. It is the mist widespread nutritional deficiency which can result in anemia.
A. iron deficiency

B. niacin deficiency

C. folate deficiency D. malnutrition

20. A lack of this nutrient can lead to stunted or defective bone growth.
A. Vitamin A

B. Vitamin D

C. Vitamin B

D. Vitamin E

21. It is crucial for eye health and functioning and strengthening the immune system against
infections.
A. Vitamin C

B. Vitamin B12

C. Vitamin A

D. Vitamin D

22. This deficiency can lead to nerve and muscle damage and can affect the heart.
A. beri-beri

B. pellagra

C. folate

D. food poison

23. It is caused by the lack of calcium and Vitamin D.

A. malnutrition

B. high blood

C. osteoporosis

D. low blood

24. It is an organ system which is interconnected with the digestive system which is important in
mastication, swallowing and the mixing and moving of digestion products through the
gastrointestinal tract.
A. nervous system
system

B. muscular system

C. excretory system D. respiratory

25. They both work together to activate Vitamin D.

A. pancreas & liver

B. kidney & liver

C. lungs & liver

D. chime & stomach

26. It is a type of cell division in which the nucleus of the cell divides into two nuclei with
identical genetic material.
A. meoisis

B. mitosis

C. metaphase

D. G1 phase

27. It is a stage of mitosis wherein chromosomes move and align themselves at the center of the
cell.
A. metaphase

B. anaphase

C. prophase

D. telophase

28. It is a major event during interphase wherein the cell at this stage is still young and it
undergoes rapid growth.
A. S phase

B. G1 phase

C. G2 phase

D. meiosis

29. It is a type of cell division used by multicellular organisms in the formation of reproductive
cells.
A. mitosis

B. meiosis I

C. meiosis

D. metaphase

30. It is the resulting daughter cell with half the number of chromosomes.
A. diploid cell

B. haploid cell

C. synapsis

D. cytokinesis

C. cytokinesis

D. gametogenesis

C. polar nucleus

D. karyokinesis

31. It is the gamete formation in males.

A. spermatogenesis

B. oogenesis

32. It is the gamete formation in females.

A. gametogenesis

B. oogenesis

33. In prophase II, what happens to the nuclear membrane?

A. increases

B. stays the same

C. disintegrates

D. constant

34. It is a stage of mitosis wherein the sister chromatids of each chromosome divide and move
toward opposite poles due to the shortening of spindle fibers.
A. anaphase

B. telophase

C. interphase

D. metaphase

C. karyokinesis

D. oogenesis

35. It is the division of the nucleus.

A. cytokinesis

B. synapsis

36. It is the stage of Meiosis II wherein each chromosome is divided into two sister chromatids.
A. prophase II

B. anaphase II

C. telophase II

D. metaphase II

37. It is a double membrane organelles which is involved in the production of energy. It is also
known as the Powerhouse of the cell.
A. mitochondria

B. lysosome

C. ribosome

D. mesosome

38. It is a very flexible membrane allowing the cell to change its shape when needed.
A. cell wall

B. plastids

C. cell membrane

D. cholorophyll

C. cytoplasm

D. lysosome

39. These are involved in the production of protein.

A. reticulum

B. ribosomes

40. It is a membrane bound organelles for the storage of food, enzymes and other materials
needed in the cell.
A. vesicles

B. lysosomes

C. vacuoles

D. mitochondria

C. taxonomy

D. classification

41. It is the present system in naming organisms.

A. nomenclature

B. scientific name

42. He is the scientist who proposed and started to give two Latinized names for each organisms.
A. Galileo Galilei

B. Aristotle

C. Linnaeus

D. Faraday

C. genus

D. order

43. It is the highest category in the Linnean system.

A. phylum

B. kingdom

44. It is made up of several classes and each class has several orders.
A. phylum

B. genera

C. family

D. kingdom

C. family

D. kingdom

45. It is the mist specific unit of classification.

A. order

B. species

46. All of the organisms belong to Class Mammalian except

A. reptile

B. tiger

C. cow

D. amphibians

47. It is a multicellular form with specialized eukaryotic cells with rigid cell walls and
chlorophyll.
A. kingdom monera

B. kingdom plantae

C. kingdom animalia D. kingdom plantae

48. It includes bacteria-like organisms that live in extremely harsh environments such as hot
springs.
A. archaea

B. eubacteria

C. fungi

D. virus

C. genus

D. species

49. It is made up of several species.

A. order

B. phyla

50. All other organisms aside from the ______ are called eukaryotic organisms.
A. fungi

B. moneran

C. virus

D. bacteria

51. A multicellular filaments which lack photosynthetic pigments.

A. plantae

B. fungi

C. animalia

52. They are multicellular eukaryotic organisms that are all authotropic.

D. bacteria

A. plants

B. animals

C. fungi

D. virus

C. phaeophyta

D. chloparta

53. It is also known as green algae.

A. chlorophyta

B. phodophyta

54. What do you call the green pigments within the cytoplasm?
A. charophytes

B. chlorophyll

C. chromatin

D. cell wall

55. These are fungi that absorb nutrients from dead organisms.
A. halophiles

B. parasitic

C. saprophytic

D. thermophiles

C. not recycled

D. materials are gain

56. How will you describe a balanced ecosystem?

A. materials never lost

B. materials are lost

57. It has the greatest influence on the living inhabitants of the ecosystem.
A. HCl

B. water

C. nitrogen

D. oxygen

58. It extracts nitrogen directly from the air to make nitrates.

A. nitrogen fixation

B. nitrification

C. assimilation

D. decomposition

59. It is a process by which plants lose water vapor through their leaves.
A. evaporation

B. acidification

C. transpiration

D. condensation

60. It is the process by which carbon from the atmosphere is constantly cycled around the
ecosystem.
A. water cycle

B. carbon cycle

C. phosphorus cycle D. nitrogen cycle

61. It is used by organisms to build proteins and nucleic acids.

A. oxygen

B. carbon

C. nitrogen

D. CO2

62. What do animals eat during assimilation of nitrogen?

A. dead organisms

B. plants

C. animals

D. fungi

63. It is embedded in rocks. It is also present in bones and teeth of animals in significant
quantities.
A. oxygen

B. nitrogen

C. phosphorus

D. carbon

64. It is the contamination of the atmosphere by gaseous liquid or solid ways or by products.
A. land pollution

B. water pollution

C. air pollution

D. deforestation

65. It is a practice wherein fishermen use explosives to kill and harvest fish.
A. blast fishing

B. cyanide fishing

C. nuclear fallout

D. bombing

66. Forests are being cleared because of this human activity.

A. reforestation

B. deforestation

C. bombing

D. nuclear fall out

67. It is the process by which water continually circulates between the oceans, air, land and all
living things.
A. nutrient cycle

B. water cycle

C. carbon cycle

D. oxygen cycle

68. This technique is used to capture live fish for aquariums as well as live fish restaurants.

A. dynamite fishing

B. bombing

C. cyanide fishing

D. deforestation

69. It consists all the living and non-living things that interact with one another in a given area.
A. ecology

B. environment

C. ecosystem

D. seashore

70. Both plants and animals utilize this during respiration to release the energy from food to
power all life activity.
A. CO2

B. oxygen

C. CO

D. water

71. It is the destruction of land leading to desert like conditions.

A. red tide

B. desertification

C. floods

D. deforestation

72. It is the process by which harmful substances are added in the environment.
A. land pollution

B. pollution

C. air pollution

D. soil erosion

C. algae

D. legumes

C. nitrogen cycle

D. phosphorus cycle

73. It is the most diverse ecosystems in the world.

A. coral reef

B. plants

74. It is the cyclic movement of nitrogen.

A. oxygen cycle

B. carbon cycle

75. It is an enzyme produced by bacteria in order to fix nitrogen.

A. fixation

B. dinitrogenase

C. nitrification

D. assimilation